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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Dec-1
Pages: 13
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Teaching a Course on the Arts and Counseling: Experiential Learning in Counselor Education
Ziff, Katherine K.; Beamish, Patricia M.
Counselor Education and Supervision, v44 n2 p147-159 Dec 2004
The authors offer a rationale, structure, and method for teaching an experientially based class in using the arts as an adjunct to counseling. They describe the benefits to counseling students, review literature documenting the effective uses of the arts in counseling, and recommend textbooks and other resources. Professional and ethical considerations are noted, suggestions for collaborative teaching are offered, and the authors' experience in piloting such a course is documented.
Descriptors: Textbooks, Teacher Collaboration, Experiential Learning, Ethics, Counseling, Counselor Training, Interdisciplinary Approach, Art Education, Counseling Techniques
American Counseling Association, 5999 Stevenson Ave., Alexandria, VA 22304. Web site: http://www.counseling.org.
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: Counselors; Teachers
Language: English
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